Sheet-metal vessel.



PATENTED JULY 25, 1905,

W. GEUDER, DEGD.

011mm. 7 SHEET METAL VESSEL.

E. GEUDEB, EXE- TION FILED 10110.28. 1900.

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on iTE STATES PATENT entree;

.WILLIAM canons, or MILWAUKEE, isconsin; EMMA. e aooaa,

TRIX OFWVILLlAh-I GEUDER, DECEASED; SAID EXECUTE-IX ASSlGNQR I TO GEUDER & lAESUllliE hiANUFAUTURlNG COMPANY, OF MlLWAU- KEE, IS(YONSIN, A CORPORATION QF WISCONSIN.

SHEET-METAL VESSEL.

I Specification of Letters Patent. Application tiled December 28, 1900. Serial No. 41,338. Y

Patented July 25, acs.

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Be it known'that l, WILLIAM Gamma, aciti This invention relates to that class of sheet metal vessels such, for-example. as washtubs-which are made tapering and are nested together for the purpose of storageand ship- The object of the invention is to prevent the bottom of one vessel from wedging tightly into the bodyo't' another and expanding. bending, or injuring the same when they are nest- 'ed together.

.It consists in certain novel features of construction hereinafter particularly described,

' and pointed out in the claims.

The accompanying drawing shows in side elevation two sheet-metal tubs embodying the invention, one tub being inserted in the/other;

In the construction of sheet-metal tubs and like or similar vessels for the-sake of stitf-' ness and strength they are preferably formed at the base'of the body with an outwardlyprojecting roll instead the usual flat folded joint by which the bottom is attached to the body. in nesting tapering vessels soconstructed this roll wedges into the body of the vessel inwhich itis inserted and is apt to bend the same outward and injure it, besides making it ,diliicfult to separate the vessels when they are tightly crowded together, particularl y when several are nested together and the lower ones are subjected to considerable weight. jcctions, the-vessels are made, according to my invention, as shown in the drawing, with corresponding inturned and outturned beads or shoulders (6 and 6, located one directly above the other on each vessel, so that when the vessels are nested the lower outturned responding inturn'ed and outterned heads shoulders, one above the other, and shanower To obviate these diiiiculties andobbead on one vesselwill engage with and rest upon the upper intu rned head of the next lower vessel and, the bottom of the inner vessel willbe prevented from wedging into and bending and injuring the body oiv the outer vessel; The space between the two heads a and b on each vessel is preferably formed into a number of shallower grooves and beads,

shown in the drawing, but may be lef )lain.

.A further advantage incidental to the con- 'stru-cti-on above described is that when such vessels are provided, as usual, with drop-handles 0 c the handles on each of the inside ves- ,sels will beheldlup out of contact'with the rini of the vessel nest below, and. thus prevented from jamming such vessel orv being broken or in j u'red themselves. Besides, in this way theyare allowed to swing in closer to the vessels,- where they are less in the way and less liable to-injury.

1. A taperingsheet metal' vessel having/the metal forming its, sides inturned and outturned-to-forne respectively inwardiy and eatwardly extending beads or shoulders locate one above the other helowithejtop of the vesselfand projected-beyond the wall-of the vessel, so that when two vessels are nested the lower outturned head on onewill engage-with and rest upon theupper interned bead'ot' the lower vessel, substantially as described, f

2. Atap'ering sheet-metal vessel having cor or corrugations between and paraliei with them,

the upper and lower beads projecting beyond the wall of the'vessel, and the upper interned ,bead being-helowthe topvof the vessel, substan tially as described;'

-- In witness whereof Ihcreto aifix my s1gnature in presence of'two witnesses.

. .1 WILLIAM esp-nits.

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(inns. L, Goes, Auoa E. Goss. 

